Grace

Grace is the natural way to shorten the grieving process. Grace in context to grief and grieving means that instead of being thrown into the downward spiral of anger, depression, denial, bargaining, and acceptance, we respond to loss with GRACE: Gratitude… Resilience… Authenticity… Creativity… and Empathy. Instead of sinking into the river of tears, we build an archway across it.

Our 5 Losses: The Future
“Suddenly she realized that what she was regretting was not the lost past but the lost future, not what had not been but what would never be.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald A Thought On Loss... This morning as I was running through my prayers and random thoughts I ruminated...
Moving Forward vs. Moving On…
"You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the...
The Power of Empathy
"The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy." ~ Meryl Streep What is empathy?  Empathy is not just understanding what someone is going through. Nor is empathy simply pitying someone or feeling compassion toward them.  It is the ability to put...
Grace Within Grace
"Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what...
Hope & Grace

Hope & Grace

"Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us." ~ Samuel Smiles A Reason to Hope... Our dream is to love and be loved again. It is also our greatest hope in life. So often when we lose a person we love, hope is the...

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Our Future

Our Future

Future Fears Vs. Our Current Loss…

When we lose someone very close to us, as I did Jan, the future seems murky and foreboding.

Bad things have happened to us.

We project that bad things will continue to happen to us.

And fear will control every decision we make and every action we take.

Until we accept our loss…

And accept responsibility for moving forward.

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Everyone Grieves Sometime…

Everyone Grieves Sometime…

Choose Life…

For many of us, the dark times define our life.

And darken our future.

It is important to remember that no one is happy all the time.

No one is sad all the time.

The highs and lows of our life define the rhythm of our beliefs, faith, and actions.

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